It is extremely important to have a grip over things. Else, you will end up messed up forever. Unless you set clearly defined boundaries well within time, you will lose all control – of the house as well as of your own self. I have been married for a while, and know a thing or two about how to deal… Read More »
A gentleman was very fond of grapes. On his way to his factory in the morning, he saw good grapes on the way. He stopped the car and bought two kilos of grapes and sent them home to the servant and went about his business. Came back home for lunch…everything was on the table but the grapes were… Read More »
Looking for beauty quotes about the amazing life that is all around us, all day long, that we overlook? Let us know your favorite quote about the natural beauty of life in the comment section below. What are the benefits of reading these beauty quotes? For many, beauty has a very narrow definition. They look at the physical… Read More »
New Delhi: Oxygen is the lifeline of a human being. It is the main catalyst for intracellular energy that is necessary to sustain human life. We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. But have you ever thought that what would happen if the world lost the oxygen for just five seconds? What would we do? Would we just hold our breath… Read More »
“We are a dream team” Amway is a fantasy metaverse. “We are a dream-making team, and we always hope to bring the beautiful metaworld into reality, so that more people can feel this beauty.” As a design and IP operation team with 18 years of experience, our team has experienced a lot of tempering from creation, actual creation,… Read More »
In a country like Pakistan, where a woman’s beauty is only judged on the basis of clarity and fairness of her skin; a lot of women are trying hard to become pretty and fair. Whitish complexion has its own attraction but we fail to understand this on a larger scale; because deep inside our hearts we too admire… Read More »
Mahmud of Ghazni (Nov. 2, 971–April 30, 1030), the first ruler in history to assume the title of “sultan,” founded the Ghaznavid Empire. His title signified that the Muslim Caliph remained the religious leader of the empire despite being the political leader of a vast swath of land, encompassing much of what is now Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.… Read More »
Such wisdom is evident when we read the following beautiful verses from the Holy Qur’an wherein the Almighty quotes Luqman (‘a) admonishing his son: Luqman said to his son while admonishing him: O son! Do not associate aught with Allah; most surely polytheism is a grievous iniquity. And We have enjoined man regarding his parents – his mother… Read More »
Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Connor Greer introduces Anitha Ahmed’s short story “Couplets by Ghalib” from our Spring 2021 issue.You can purchase it here. Anitha Ahmed’s “Couplets by Ghalib” makes demands. It places me, as a reader, in the role of its narrator, Rashid, as he recounts a memory. He tells of a time ten years prior when… Read More »
Marrying close family members is a tradition in many countries and among their emigrants, leading to higher rates of genetic disorders. Reporting from Islamabad, Martina Merten asks how these disorders can be reduced One billion people worldwide live in countries where marriage among relatives is common. Of this billion, one in three is married to a second cousin or closer… Read More »